BEIJING: China was to launch its longest-ever manned space mission on Tuesday, with its second woman astronaut among the crew, as it steps up its ambitious space program, a symbol of the country's growing power.
The Shenzhou-10 -- the name means "Divine Vessel" -- was due to lift off at 0938 GMT from the Jiuquan launch center in the Gobi desert.
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